ERIC Number: EJ876137
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
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Writing Better Lab Reports
Porter, Rhiannon; Guarienti, Kristy; Brydon, Barbara; Robb, Jeanine; Royston, Ann; Painter, Heidi; Sutherland, Alex; Passmore, Cynthia; Smith, Martin H.
Science Teacher, v77 n1 p43-48 Jan 2010
As science teachers at a suburban California high school, the authors were concerned about the lab report conclusions written by their upper-level chemistry, biology, and ecology students--which were consistently of poor quality. Their work lacked inferences derived from data and support for their concluding statements. Working as part of a collaborative project with the University of California at Davis, they formed a teacher research group to investigate this matter. This article describes the group's efforts and its implications for the classroom. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Science Teachers, Inferences, Secondary School Science, High Schools, Content Area Writing, Science Laboratories, Teacher Researchers, Writing Skills, Intervention, College Preparation, Graphs, Technical Writing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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